Railroad-tie.



P. J. MADDEN.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10, 1913.

1 105,675, Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

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PATRICK J. MADDEN, OF DEPOSIT, NEW YORK.

RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ari na, 19141.

Application filed October 10, 1913. Serial No. 794,513.

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, PATRICK J. MADDEN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Deposit, in the county ofBroome and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Railroad-Ties, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in railroad tics, and it has forits object to construct a railroad tie by utilizing parts of wooden tiesalready laid to economize in the use of wood for tie purposes, and atthe same time to give a rigid and safe support for the rails.

It 's well known that there is a great waste in railroad ties. Tiespartly used and from which may be cut perfect and sound parts, arethrown away. It is for the purpose of utilizing these parts that mydevice is constructed so as to form a combined tie and plate, whichwhile preventing the waste of timber, at the same time presents thespringing features of wood and the strength of a metal tie and tie plateto effectually prevent the spreading of the rails.

With this object in View, my invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafterfully described and pointed out in. the claims, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a side view ofmy device. Fig. 2 represents a plan view of my device. Fig. 8 representsa plan view of a modified form of a part of my device. Fig.-ilrepresents a side view of a modified form of my device. Fig. 5represents a side view of a modified form of my device. Fig. 6represents an end view of a modified form of my device.

The same reference characters denote like parts in each of the severalfigures of the drawing.

In the carrying out of my invention, I have the Wooden blocks orsections of a tie, A. A. Mounted on these I have the plate 13, whichplate has in it at both ends, the perforations, 2. 2. 9 2. for theinsertion of spikes 3. 3. 3. In the center of the plate B I have thebolt holes l. 4. In each end of plate B I have the recess 5. 5. From thebase of the recess I have the turned up lugs 6. 6, the lug 6 beingturned over in hook formation, while the lug 6 projects vertically atright angles to the plate B. Mounted on plate B I have the clamps 7. 7which terminate in a threaded neck which projects through the bolt holesl. 4, and on which are mounted the nuts 8. 8.

In a modified form of the plate 13, I have the plate B, the differencebeing the waist formation making the center of the plate B narrower thanthat of plate B.

In a modified form of the clamping members of my device I have the plateC cxtending under and supporting the lower sides of the blocks A. A, andthrough which are passed the bolts 9. S) on which are mounted the nuts8. 8.

In a modified form of my device I place between the plates B and C,plate .I) having the opposite edges 10. 10. turned at right angles tothe body portion I), which is set vertically between the plates B andplate C, as shown in Figs. 5 and (3. These edges LO/l0 are perforated,and through these and through the plates B and 0 pass the bolts 9. 9.

I laving thus described my invention,what I claim as new and for which Idesire Letters Patent is as follows:

1. In a railroad tie, opposite supporting members of wood, a platemounted thereon forming a binding connection between the members, eachend of said plate having a recess therein; projecting lugs projectingfrom the base of each of said recesses and beyond the upper surface ofsaid plate, one lug projecting vertically at right angles, the other inhooked formation, and each adapted to engage the outer edge of the baseof a track rail; a lug in L formation projecting under said supportmentioned, and re1novably mounted in said tic plate.

2. In a railroad tie, opposite supporting members, a perforated platehaving a central narrow waist formation mounted on the same; a recess ineach end of said plate, lugs projecting upward from the base of saidrecess, one lug projecting vertically, the other obliquely, each adaptedto engage the outer edge of the base of a track rail; a lug in Lformation positioned at the inner opposite ends of each of saidsupporting members and projecting under the same and also rcmovablymounted in said tie plate.

A railroad tie comprising opposite supporting members, a pcrfo 'atcdbinder plate connecting the supporting members, said plate having arecess at each end, lugs projecting upwardly from the base of eachrecess for engagement with the outer edge of the rail base, and clampingmembers 130- sitioned at the inner opposite ends of eachsupportingmeniber and extending beneath the supporting members, saidclamping members being removably secured to the binder plate.

4. A railroad tie comprising opposite supporting members, a perforatedbinder plate connecting the supporting .members, said plate having arecess at each end, lugs projecting upwardly from ,the base of eachrecess for engagement with the outer edge of the rail base, andclampingmembers disposed between the supporting members and removablysecured to the binder plate at the inner opposite ends of eachsupporting member, said clamping members extending beneath thesupporting members for securing the plate and supporting memberstogether. i

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

PATRICK J. MADDEN. Witnesses JAMES H. ROBERTS, M. F. TERRY.

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Washington, D. C.

